Freeburn Kentucky Map

About Freeburn, Kentucky

Freeburn is a locality in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 296. The population density is 94.6 people per km². Freeburn is located at 37.5645°N, 82.1418°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 41528.

Freeburn emerges from the steep, shadowed creases of the earth where the Tug Fork carves a restless, winding path through the heavy limestone floor. It lies 68.7 miles south-southeast of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 157°T), and is situated 10.6 miles southeast of Williamson. The landscape here is defined by sudden inclines and narrow, moisture-rich passages like Peter Dotson Hollow, where the morning light struggles to reach the forest floor before noon. Thick stands of hardwood timber climb the slopes, creating a dense, verdant barrier that isolates the terrain from the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the far horizon. During the quiet hours of dusk, the air in Freeburn turns cool and damp, carrying the scent of damp shale and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the river against the stones.

Coal-camp memory remains etched into the spirit of Freeburn, a legacy that informs the weathered frame of its architecture and the quiet resolve of its people. The local economy, long tethered to the extraction of deep-earth resources, has left a landscape marked by the remnants of industrial ambition, now slowly being reclaimed by the stubborn resilience of mountain flora. Residents often seek the quiet expanse of Praise Park for recreation, or travel toward the broader waters of R. D. Bailey Lake when the heat of the summer months demands a different pace. Life in Freeburn moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, governed by the turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the Tug Fork, which continues to shape the character of the ground it traverses.

About This Freeburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Freeburn, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.56455, -82.141799. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Freeburn includes the ZIP code (41528), telephone area code (859), county seat of Pike County (Pikeville), and school district assignment (Pike County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.